Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 6					Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	128	128	128	104	104	98	98	98	98	102	106	102	310	229	133	98	149	146	141	184	208	180	167	167
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	NE	SE	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:31AM1.74m				11:52PM1.91m					12:18PM1.74m				00:35AM1.90m				1:09PM1.76m				1:24AM1.88m
Low Tide				5:38PM0.38m					6:15AM0.36m				6:24PM0.42m				7:01AM0.34m				7:15PM0.45m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	11	3	4	4	3	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	15	15	13	13	12	12	11
Feels °C	4	8	7	8	8	8	6	8	10	9	11	10	9	6	6	7	6	10	9	7	8	9	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	128	128	128	104	104	98	98	98	98	102	432	383	310	229	133	87	149	146	141	184	208	180	167	167
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 18	N 18	N 18	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 8	N 8	SSE 6	NNE 8	NNW 8	NNE 8	—	NW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	106	102	98	96	71	98	28	18	21	12	11	6	—	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 18	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	E 12	N 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	—	NW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	24	42	24	27	2	21	15	10	11	3	3	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 8	—	—	SE 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	376	198	171	173	172	167	271	465	477	477	—	—	6	12	33	22	22	29	18	14	16	11	6	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Marsden Point Northland	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whananaki bar Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Ruakaka Northland	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whananaki Beach Northland	Marsden Point Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	The Ledge Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Pataua Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	5	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	467	37	226	0	152	43	201	1	37	106	60	10	59	59	22	57	57	67	67	57	7	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland		Marsden Point		Whananaki Beach		Ruakaka		Ngunguru Bar	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Langs beach	Takou Bay	Langs beach	Pakiri beach	Black Swamp	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Pareparea Bay	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay
Rating (10 max)		1		1		1		3	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Whatipu Auckland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	7	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9

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